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Monday, 8 December 2014

SINGAPOREAN COMPANIES READY FOR JOKOWI’S MARITIME VISION

A Singapore based EO
company in Singapore intended to grab momentum of President Joko Widodo’s
Maritime Vision. This was in tandem with staging of a Mega Expo and
Technological Conference on Ventilation and Heater Equipment. The displayed
products was related to environment, ecology and contractor for various
sectors. “Indonesia’s market for ventilation products, heaters etc is
prospective and booming, and the infra structure is condusiveto application of those products. Our expo,
is directly or indirectly related to President Joko Widodo’s maritime vision,”
Pasang Sherpa, Industrial and Maritime Division Informa Exhibitions disclosed
to Business News [24/10].

In view of the rich potentials, many manufacturing
companies from abroad were aiming at Indonesia’s market. For certain types of
products, consumption level in Indonesia was highest in Southeast Asia.
Ventilation products like AC ranked highest in terms of marketing at home in
Indonesia. While related products like pumps, valves, filters and air purifiers
were the product chain for air conditioning.

“Through this exhibition which would talk place in
Jakarta on October 28 – 30, we are optimistic about market response. We aim at
some contractor companies and distributors who had been active in ventilation
industry. For the Maritime industry, there are some products related to cooling
or purification system or air filters”

Apparently energy development in Indonesia was drifting
more toward the vision of sustainability as indicated by skyscrapers buildings
or residential now were getting more green orientated. Now the global trend for
technology and manufacturing industry were more adjusted to best practices in
environmental conservation. “We see the vision and we introduce relevant
technology at the exhibition”

Meanwhile the Ministry of Maritime and Fishery [KKP] saw
that the pursuit of good resiliency especially sufficiency in fish protein
consumption was in parallel with increasing state’s forex reserves. The amount
was not ignorable. Fish supplied 58% of animal protein in Indonesia. Fish
consumption level was posted at 35 kg/per capita in 2013. The target set was 38
kg per capita in 2014. Fish could be the main supporter to nutrition resiliency
of the people in urban areas, villages and remote regions. “Procurement of
animal protein could rely on fishery” Director General of P2HP of KKP Saut P.Hutagalung
disclosed to Business News [23/10].

Export of fishery products in 2013 was posted at USD 4.18
billion. With APBN State Budget 2013 at Rp6 trillion forex reserves potential
came to Rp46 trillion. This was the impact of effort in fishery industry. Trade
balance in fishery trading had always increased to around USD 10 billion in
2019.

With better management, Indonesia could concentrate
effort on increasing added value in fishery industry. Consistent effort could
be the key factor to promoting production output to around 40 million tons of
fish in 2019. Development of maritime industrial centers in Special Economic
Zone [KEK], National Strategic Zone, Nusantara Bonded Warehouse [KIBN] and
Maximizing function of islands should be prioritized. Secondly firm and
consistent action was needed to be obey the obligation to process catch at
home. “Enforcement of Finishing Law must be well coordinated with theNavy, Sea Police, and Customs Officials”

The above effort, through development of logistics system
and efficient sea transportation would of jack up income of coastal
communities. Life of around 11,5 million fisherman families and fish
cultivators processors and traders, who were all small business [UKM] were
concentrated in small islands.

The Ministry of KKP facilitated and stimulated
development of SLIN in accordance with Regulation of the Ministry of KP No 5
/2014 especially on initial phase of development. In the future it was expected
that the bussinesworld would enhance their role to expand Slin to finance
making of cold storage and facilitate sailing service. “The Government would
focus attention more on formulating policies supportive to incentive giving
policy. In far flung or isolated islands which were less attractive to
investors, the Government would take over could storage buildingprojects needed by fishermen.” (SS)

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